Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita was 9.46 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Maldives, 1983–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 9.46 current US$ per person for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Maldives peaked at 24.45 current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.9 current US$ per person, in 1987.
That places Maldives 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 13.96 current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 13.57 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 9.2 current US$ per person | -32.2% |
| 1986 | 5.08 current US$ per person | -44.8% |
| 1987 | 4.9 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 5.69 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 6.43 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 7.56 current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 7.77 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 6.71 current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 5.31 current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 8.67 current US$ per person | +63.2% |
| 1995 | 9.22 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 10.32 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 9.16 current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 8.98 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 7.92 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 7.79 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 6.36 current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 6.79 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.62 current US$ per person | +41.8% |
| 2005 | 7.37 current US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 8.92 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 24.45 current US$ per person | +174.1% |
| 2008 | 18.64 current US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 12.95 current US$ per person | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 8.76 current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 8.02 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 8.14 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.26 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.39 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8.51 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.63 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.77 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.92 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.08 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.26 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.46 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +174.1% | 8.92 current US$ per person | 24.45 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4 current US$ per person | 4.9 current US$ per person | 13.96 current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.16 current US$ per person | 5.31 current US$ per person | 10.32 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.98 current US$ per person | 6.36 current US$ per person | 24.45 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 current US$ per person | 8.02 current US$ per person | 9.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.36 current US$ per person | 9.26 current US$ per person | 9.46 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Maldives?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Maldives was 9.46 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 24.45 current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 current US$ per person in 1987.
- How does Maldives rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.